| Lestes vigilax | |
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| L. vigilax at Fort Custer in Augusta, Michigan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. vigilax |
| Binomial name | |
| Lestes vigilax Sélys (1862) | |
Lestes vigilax, the swamp spreadwing, is a damselfly of the genus Lestes. It grows between 42 and 55 mm long. It ranges from eastern North America west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas, and to Georgia and South Carolina. It is most commonly seen between May and October.
References
- Lam, Ed (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books. ISBN 0-9754015-0-5.
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| Lestes vigilax | |
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